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Synaptic transmission Flashcards

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Postsynaptic response

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Action potential depolarises terminal
Voltage gated calcium ion channels open
Calcium ions enter
Vesicle fuses with membrane
Release neurotransmitter by exocytosis
Diffuses
Binds to receptor and activates it

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Convergence

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Summation of Inhibitory postsynaptic potential and excitatory postsynaptic potential

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Spatial summation

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2 EPSPs on adjacent membrane add together

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Temporal summation

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2 EPSPs close in time can add IPSP and EPSPS can cancel out

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Presynaptic inhibition

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Inhibits neurotransmitter release

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Classes of neurotransmitters

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Amino acids (Glycine & GABA)
Classical neurotransmitters (Noradrenaline & Adrenaline)
Peptides (TRH & Substances P)
Others (ATP & Nitric oxide)

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